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I want to tell you about “The Essential Ingredients of Your Life” video competition that Lumene will be launching tomorrow to celebrate its expansion in the United States. Consumers will be asked to submit a 1-minute video that details what they consider to be the essential ingredients of their lives, reinforcing Lumene’s dedication to using only the purest ingredients to illuminate one’s natural beauty.

Based on consumer feedback and voting, a jury panel will select one grand prize winner, as well as three runner-ups. The grand prize includes:
Round-trip flights for two to Finland
Hotel accommodations for 4-nights
Spa treatment for two at Kamp Spa
A year’s supply of Lumene products

The runners-up will each receive a VIP gift basket filled with Lumene’s best-selling products. Winners will be announced on May 1st, 2012.

The Oscar nominations are out and the buzz is building around this year’s best films. The nominees have had some time to let the honor of their nomination sink in and now it’s time to start prepping their skin for the big day. Luckily, we’ve got the scoop on the products that will be getting them ready carpet ready this year!

Celeb Fans: Makeup artists introduced these beauty devices to some of this year’s nominees including Brad Pitt, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer during filming. Viola and Octavia are raving about Clarisonic!

Viola Davis: “I found the brush easy to use and felt as if I had an expensive facial afterwards.”

BECCA Cosmetics Beach Tint
After achieving a clear youthful face, celebs needs the perfect boost of color to add flare to their Oscar look. The BECCA Cosmetics Beach Tint is the ultimate multi-tasker able to give lips and cheeks a gorgeous glow in an instant. Containing antioxidant Vitamin E, it is both preservative and paraben free. Celebrities love that the Beach Tint comes in a variety of shades that are small enough to fit inside any red carpet clutch.

eos Lip Balm Smooth Spheres & Everyday Hand Lotion:
With all the Oscar day excitement, it can be easy for a celebrity to neglect parched lips or dry hands. Thankfully the eos Lip Balm Smooth Sphere and eos Everyday Hand Lotions come in the perfect shapes, sizes and scents to make for an easy find in any red carpet clutch.

Celeb Fan: Shailene Woodley shared that she was a fan of both products at the Golden Globes. We now know the secret to Shailene’s pretty pout and soft skin!

Next, she lined upper lashes with Pink Papaya Luxe Creme Liner in “Onyx“. Then she blended “Cocoa Quartz” over the top and bottom lash line to soften the line. Very lightly, she swept NARS “Laguna” Bronzing Powder over the crease of her
eye to add a hint of warmth.

She then generously applied a coat of Pink Papaya Lush Mascara in “Lush Black” followed by a coat of Pink Papaya HD Mascara in “Carbon Black” and lightly filled in her brows with Lancome Le Crayon Poudre Brow Pencil in “Natural Blonde”.

Is nail polish the new must-have accessory? Celebs typically show up on the red carpet dripping in jewelry that costs an astronomical amount. But 24-karat nail polish???

Rihanna showed up on the Grammys red carpet last night with 24-karat gold nail polish. The Red Carpet Manicure polish, “Amor 24″ costs $5,000 PER BOTTLE. Now that’s a bit much. Seriously – she’s going to go home and take that polish off, most likely. Why not use a nail polish that looks gold – but isn’t ACTUALLY gold? See my “look for less” polish below!

Make it last: Soon, who’s famous for her chip-proof manicures, uses a nail strengthener in place of a base coat. “It has better coverage,” she says. After two coats of nail color, she finishes with a glossy top coat.